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Download full textBreet, Lettie; Myburgh, Chris; Poggenpoel, Marie – South African Journal of Education, 2010
Aggression is increasingly seen in most parts of South African society. Aggressive behaviour of boys in secondary school often results from frustrations caused by perceived high expectations of others regarding the role, locus of control, and personality of boys. Locus of control plays an important role in a person's perception concerning a…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Aggression, Adolescents, Males
Convey, John J.; Koelle, William H. – 1981
Each item of the Rotter Locus of Control Scale and 28 of the 80 items of the Piers-Harris Children's Self Concept Scale were revised because of syntax or vocabulary that were considered to be problematic for deaf adolescents. The original and modified forms of each instrument were administered to 90 deaf adolescents from four residential schools.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Deafness, Locus of Control
Peer reviewedOmizo, Michael M.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1987
The relationship was examined between six scales of the Locus of Control for Three Achievement Domains (LOCITAD), the Nowicki-Strickland Locus of Control Scale, and the Rotter Internal-External Scale. Subjects were 140 adolescent boys and girls. Significant correlations provided some support for LOCITAD's validity. (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Testing, Construct Validity, Correlation
Peer reviewedCox, William F., Jr.; Luhrs, Joyce A. – Social Behavior and Personality, 1978
Teenagers, classified according to Rotter's Locus of Control Scale, indicated whether or not and why they engaged in alcohol consumption or marijuana smoking. A higher proportion of externals drank but the groups did not generally differ in marijuana smoking behaviors. (Author/BEF)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Drinking
